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UK
/pjˈuːbɪs/
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NOUN
- one of the three sections of the hipbone; together these two bones form the front of the pelvis
How To Use pubis In A Sentence
- · Mark the crural arc; the line in the groin joining the antero-superior iliac spine and the spine of the pubis Chapter 5
- Pediculosis pubis is a condition due to the presence of the pediculus pubis, or crab-louse. Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine
- She'd then pull the swimsuit underneath her to cover the gusset area and pubis, up again over her stomach and then hooped over her head to give that halterneck look. Monte Carlo Resort: World's Worst Hitchhiker
- Patients should be prepared from the sternal notch to the pubis so that the incision can be extended into the chest if more proximal control of the vena cava or aorta is needed.
- Then from the xyphoid process, or the lower tip, of the sternum, I will make a midline cut down the abdomen to the pubis. THE VENDETTA DEFENCE
- It is bounded below by the crest of the pubis; on either side by the margins of the opening in the aponeurosis, which are called the crura of the ring; and above, by a series of curved intercrural fibers. IV. Myology. 6d. The Muscles and Fasciæ of the Abdomen
- He married in 1870, and upon being told that he was a father he slit up the hypogastrium from the symphysis pubis to the umbilicus, so that the omentum protruded; he said his object was to obtain a view of the interior. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
- The third species is the pubic louse, Phthirus pubis, commonly known as the crab louse.
- One way to test that possibility will be to look at the other species of lice that live on humans - crabs, or Pthirus pubis.
- The symphysis pubis is the joint that connects the two coxal bones at this area.